OTTAWA — In a Feb. 2 story on the anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa, The Canadian Press reported erroneous information about the arrest of Andre Lacasse, 37, who was charged Sunday with carrying a weapon to a public meeting.
The story reported that police alleged the person charged had planned to attend the rally downtown with a long gun, but was intercepted before that could happen. In fact, police allege Lacasse carried a knife and a baton. Ottawa police said Thursday that Steve Bell, the deputy police chief, had been talking Wednesday about a different, ongoing investigation when he mentioned the long gun. The police would not provide any further details.
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